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Here in New Delhi, policymakers are beginning to worry. India's long-awaited presidency of the G-20 grouping is turning out to be even more difficult than they anticipated.

Bangkok Post

Republicans see conflict in Biden push for critical minerals - Roll Call

Biden administration decisions to block major mining projects have drawn Republican criticism that the U.S. can’t meet its own demand.

Roll Call

What is China’s peace proposal on how to end Ukraine war?

China offers 12-point proposal to end war

The Independent UK

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China denounces US arms comments for Russia-Ukraine war

China says it will not accept US ‘pointing fingers’ after Blinken said Beijing is considering providing arms to Russia.

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US developing 'sharper rules' to counter unknown aerial objects, says Biden

President Joe Biden said Thursday that the U.S. is developing “sharper rules” to track, monitor and potentially shoot down unknown aerial objects, following three weeks of high-stakes drama sparked by the discovery of a suspected Chinese spy balloon transiting much of the country.

France 24

Egypt Condemns Ethiopian ‘Procrastination’ in Resolving GERD Crisis

Egypt asserted that it adheres to "restraint" despite Ethiopia's "procrastination" in reaching a legal framework regarding the Grand Ethiopia Renaissance Dam (GERD), announced Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday. Shoukry accused some upstream countries of attempting to monopolize and control water resources. Egypt fears the GERD would damage its limited…

Asharq Al-Awsat

France urges stronger international response to Iran's missile program

There must be a stronger "international response" to the threat posed by Iran's ballistic missiles program, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna told her U.S. counterpart Anthony Blinken, France's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

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China ‘spy’ balloon was in US airspace three times during Trump presidency, officials say

The discovery of the most recent ‘spy’ aircraft spark diplomatic crisis

The Independent UK

Morocco, US Discuss Cooperation in Security, Regional Defense

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken held a telephone conversation with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, during which he praised Morocco's commitment to peace and security in the Middle East region. Blinken tweeted that they discussed the strong bilateral, regional security and defense cooperation. "We also discussed my recent trip…

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The Palestinian president and his unfulfilled quest for a state

Mahmoud Abbas spent much of his life before becoming Palestinian president in the shadow of Yasser Arafat, long the figurehead of the Palestinian cause, but he has never secured the same status in the role and has not brought his people closer to statehood.

Reuters

Antony Blinken urges Israel and Palestine to ease tensions following spike in violence

US Secretary of State urges both sides to ‘take urgent steps to restore calm’

Evening Standard

US Targets 125,000 Refugees Under New Sponsorship Program

The US administration launched Thursday a new program to receive refugees from all over the world, inviting ordinary Americans to directly sponsor the arrival of thousands of displaced people into their communities. The administration targeted 125,000 refugees for the current fiscal year, including Ukrainians, Afghans, and refugees from Latin America…

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Israel Asserts No Change Policy on Ukrainian War Following US Warnings

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen discussed bilateral relations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and regional and international issues, including the war in Ukraine. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that Lavrov called Cohen to congratulate him on his new role. Cohen referred extensively to the…

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Senior U.S. delegation to visit China in coming days

A high-level U.S. delegation will travel to China next week to follow up on President Joe Biden's recent talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and prepare for Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit there early next year, the U.S. State Department said on Saturday.

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Pentagon admits concern ‘Merchant of Death’ Viktor Bout will return to arms dealing after Brittney Griner swap

‘This should be a moment of deep reflection for the United States government to recognise we have a serious problem with hostage-taking of Americans,’ Senator Bob Menendez said

Al Jazeera

Russia frees US basketball star Brittney Griner in prisoner swap

Moscow says Griner was traded for Viktor Bout, a Russian former arms dealer convicted and jailed in the United States.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: What Griner may endure in Russian penal system

WNBA star Brittney Griner this week began serving her nine-year sentence for drug possession at a Russian penal colony

Reuters

U.S.'s Blinken to visit Qatar next week, meet senior officials -State Dept

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Qatar on Nov. 21-22 to launch the fifth annual U.S.-Qatar Strategic Dialogue, the State Department said on Friday, a trip that will come as the Gulf country hosts the 2022 World Cup.

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US, Oman Affirm Strategic Partnership on Regional Security

The United States and the Sultanate of Oman affirmed the strategic partnership on regional security and their agreement to support stability in Yemen. In a statement issued after the launch of the first strategic dialogue between Oman and the United States, in the presence of US Secretary of State Anthony…

Al Jazeera

US again backs two-state solution in call to Palestinian leader

The US secretary of state reaffirms US commitment to a two-state solution in call with President Mahmoud Abbas.

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Blinken to Abbas: US Backs Two-state Solution

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken reaffirmed Washington's commitment to a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the State Department said Saturday. The move came as Israel's hawkish former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has not endorsed the two-state idea, sealed…

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Blinken, Baerbok Affirm Support for Iranian Protesters

The US and German foreign ministers on Thursday strongly expressed their support for the protests in Iran, stressing that the issue would play a bigger role at the two-day G7 meeting in the western German city of Münster on Friday. “This is really a moment saying we bring up a…

Salon

Yes, the GOP really will impeach Biden

It's not just MTG and the wingnuts — although they're driving the train. Donald Trump will settle for nothing less

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Sanctions 3 Syrian Military Officials

The US on Monday imposed sanctions on three high-ranking Syrian Army officials involved in gross violations of human rights, namely their role in a chemical attack in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, in 2013. As a result of the sanctions, the three officers as well as their immediate family…

Axios

Beijing moving to seize Taiwan on "much faster timeline" under Xi Jinping, Blinken warns

"There has been a change in the approach from Beijing toward Taiwan," Blinken says, days after Xi's speech on self-governing island.

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